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PORTABLE 
POULTRY FENCE 

HOW TO BUILD AND 
ERECT IT 




THE UP-TO-DATE METHOD 

BY 

A. H. SCHLESINGER 

80 Junction Avenue 
CORONA, L. I. 



(COPYRIGHTED) 

PRICE 50 CENTS 



PORTABLE 
POULTRY FENCE 



HOW TO BUILD AND 
ERECT IT 




THE UP-TO-DATE METHOD 

BY 

A. H. SCHLESINGER 

80 Junction Avenue 
CORONA, L. I. 



(COPYRIGHTED) 



PRICE 50 CENTS 



S?$c 




OCT 23 1915 



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INTRODUCTION 

^■P'HE author of this book, having had experience in 
^^/ erecting poultry fencing, and meeting with the usual 
difficulties in doing same, planned the idea contained 
in this work. 

Its advantages are many and useful; to both the one 
who keeps a few chickens in a back yard, also to the owner 
of a large poultry plant. Soil contamination is one of the 
greatest enemies to the poultry-man, and is usually brought 
about by the fencing problem. Experts tell us that better 
results can be obtained by yarding poultry ; by this means 
tbey obtain more nutrition from food they eat. which goes 
toward the making of the egg. Where allowed to roam on 
free range most of this is used up on the making of muscle 
or meat; but the most of this is again lost by the energy 
exerted by foraging, but as stated before we have the fenc- 
ing problem to overcome; so by using the idea contained in 
this book it is all done away with. After this fencing is 
once made it can be used forever as there is no loss in 
erecting or taking down. It is not necessary to dig any 
postholes or use anything attached to same but what can 
be used above ground. 

A great advantage to those living on the outskirts 
of a city or town is : that when making a change of dwelling 
it can be taken down in a few minutes, and moved along 
with the other household effects, or for instance if a change 
of the gate or entrance is desired this can be done in a 




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short time or; the entire location of the run can be changed 
with little labor or time lost in doing same. 

To the large poultry plant it would be of great assis- 
tance in overcoming the difficulty of soil contamination, by 
taking down the fencing, and plowing up the ground that 
has been in use for some time making new ground. With 
this method also new ground can be furnished to chicks 
which is very beneficial for their welfare. 

It can be made by any person handy with saw. 
hammer, brace and bit, or auger. With ordinary care will 
last a life-time, also makes a neat appearance. 



DIRLCTION5 FOR MAKING 

The most convenient and practical size to make 
would be a 6x8 foot section. Six feet is the usual height 
used for poultry runs for all of the heavier breeds; for 
others such as the Leghorn, etc., it can be made eight or 
ten feet high and six feet wide. 

Materials used in making are : 

2x2 spruce or hemlock, ^.x5 inch square head bolts; 
6 foot woven wire. 

Cut two pieces 8 feet long for top and bottom ; three 
pieces 5 feet 10 inches long for ends and middle brace; four 
pieces 33 inches long for corner braces (mitered). Bore 
three % inch holes in the two end pieces one 8 inches from 



the top and bottom from each end, and the other exactly 
in the centre. 

Nail top, bottom and side pieces together, then centre 
brace which should be placed 4 feet from the end of the top 
and bottom pieces, then the corner braces. After all is 
securely nailed, tack the wire over the frame and you have 
one complete section, any number of which can be made. 
(See Cut.) 

To make a more neater and lasting job, it is sug- 
gested that planed or finished lumber be used so that it can 
be painted, thereby adding to its appearance and wearing 
qualities. 

A change can be made by using 4 foot wire at the 
top of the section and a 2 foot wire at the bottom, with a 
small mesh, which will prove useful in keeping in small 
chicks and preventing the male birds fighting through the 
fence, thereby preventing all damage created by this 
practice. 

All size sections and heights can be made in propor- 
tion to the standard widths of poultry wire on the market. 

Do not use anything but square head bolts in 
connecting the sections as they are the most convenient to 
handle in either setting up or taking down the fencing. 

After making up the desired number of sections 
required to inclose the ground to be put in use, it is ad- 
visable to start at a corner : after bolting the two sections 
together in opposite directions, one man can then finish up 
the remainder without any assistance. In boring holes in 
the end pieces, to be used as corner sections, it is necessary 
to have the holes going through both sides. 



It is advisable to use washers at each end of the bolts 
to prevent the head or nut of the bolt being" forced into the 
wood; a little oil placed on the screw will prevent rusting 
and make it easy to remove the nut in the future if 
necessary. 

No bracing is necessary as its own weight will keep 
it on the ground, and when joined in one unit it remains 
very rigid. If one insists on using a brace it can be made 
from old lumber or a pole, one end being jabbed in the 
ground, the other resting against a section where joined, 
and tacked with a nail to prevent it from falling. 

This fencing idea will be appreciated by those having 
met with the difficulties in using the old method, such as 
changing the location of runs, the location of an entrance 
or gate, and the most important that of making a change in 
the soil, which in a number of cases was impossible ; the 
result was that the ground became so contaminated from 
continued use that disease broke out, and it became neces- 
sary to move the entire plant or go out of business. This 
will all now be revolutionized by using this fencing system. 



WARNING 



To the purchaser of this book : 

It is understood that the information contained in this 
book is for your personal use only, and cannot be used as 
a means of sale or otherwise. 

Any person making use of this book other than stated 
will be prosecuted according to the copyright laws. 



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